Transportation To and From School
Expectations for Riding a Bus to and From School
Parents are encouraged to allow their child to ride the bus, if applicable, the first day of school rather than bringing them to school. This will allow for proper tagging and identification as a bus rider. Students who are dropped off at school with no transportation instructions will be retained at the school following dismissal, and parents will be notified to pick them up.
During the first two weeks of school, your child may experience a 30-60 minute delay. This is to assure that all students are assigned to and loaded on the appropriate buses. All students riding a bus will receive a backpack tag displaying bus information. This backpack tag must be placed and kept on the backpack for your child's safety.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF KINDERGARTEN GUARDIANS:
You must be present at the bus stop to receive your child when the bus arrives. This is a daily requirement, unless a note is provided to the school and bus driver giving different instructions.
When a guardian is not present at the stop, your child will be brought back to school. The guardian will be required to pick up their child from school.
If you wish to have your kindergarten student let off at the bus stop with an older sibling, a note must be sent to the school and given to the bus driver.
The safety of our students is TOP priority. Misbehavior on a school bus will not be tolerated. The pictured BUS behavior exist for the safety of all bus riders. Bus drivers address misconduct on the bus in various ways prior to a bus referral to a school administrator. When a referral becomes necessary, the driver submits a written referral to the school administrator. Each time a referral is written for misconduct, the parent will receive a copy of that form and it will be entered into the district system.
Each referral will be addressed usingthe guidance of the JCPS Student Support and Behavior Intervention Handbook. Each student is dealt with fairly, and discipline will be consistent and appropriate.
When a student is suspended from the bus, they may not ride any JCPS bus during the suspension. Parents will be responsible for getting students to and from school. Suspension from the bus is not suspension from school.
State regulation 702 KAR 5:080 states that helium balloons, as well as live animals and preserved specimens, are expressly prohibited on school buses.
Carpool Map 1 (above) Carpool Map 2 (below)
For the safety of all staff, students and their families, all drivers must obey the traffic patterns. You may be redirected by Fern Creek Elementary staff. For those who make the choice to repeatedly not adhere to our carpool procedures, carpool privileges will be revoked.